Jimmy Kimmel pulled off one of the coolest stunts in the history of the Oscars on Sunday night.

Tourists taking an open-deck bus tour of Hollywood's sights pulled up outside the Dolby Theatre where the Academy Awards were taking place.

The daring gag made instant stars out of Gary Allen Cole and his fiancee Vicky from Chicago.

The couple were first through the doors and fully embraced their impromptu meet and greet with Hollywood's A-list, shaking hands, hugging and taking pictures and video.

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Surprise! Jimmy Kimmel, who had set up the gag with the audience, welcomed a stunned tour bus group into the theatre where they were greeted by Hollywood's A-list
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Surprise! Jimmy Kimmel, who had set up the gag with the audience, welcomed a stunned tour bus group into the theatre where they were greeted by Hollywood's A-list

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Gary Allen Cole was the first through the doors and appeared unfazed as he chatted away with Kimmel and introduced his fiancee Vicky, explaining they were visiting from Chicago
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Gary Allen Cole was the first through the doors and appeared unfazed as he chatted away with Kimmel and introduced his fiancee Vicky, explaining they were visiting from Chicago

Gary was in full tourist attire of a Hollywood logo-d sweatshirt along with a baseball cap and baggy gray pants.

He carried his fiancee's large purse and a cell phone in a purple case.

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The sightseers had been ushered into the theatre on the pretext of visiting an exhibit and seemed to be completely oblivious of what was about to happen.

Yulree Chun simply couldn't believe it while others just kept taking video and pictures on their cell phones
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Yulree Chun simply couldn't believe it while others just kept taking video and pictures on their cell phones

Yulree shared this selfie with her husband Patrick and Ryan Gosling to her Instagram
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Yulree shared this selfie with her husband Patrick and Ryan Gosling to her Instagram

Vicky from Chicago looked to be in complete shock
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Vicky from Chicago looked to be in complete shock

The stunned tourists clearly couldn't quite figure out what was going on after being ushered into the Oscars ceremony
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The stunned tourists clearly couldn't quite figure out what was going on after being ushered into the Oscars ceremony

Gary and Vicky told Kimmel that they were engaged and planning to marry in July.

'Who's your favorite actor?' he asked Vicky.

'That man over there,' she replied pointing to Denzel Washington.

The A-list actor and Oscar nominee jumped to his feet and as they took video, he pronounced them husband and wife.

'Kiss the bride!' he instructed Gary.

Denzel Washington 'married' Gary and Vicky from Chicago who had revealed to Kimmel that they were engaged as Vicky captioned the moment on her cell phone
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Denzel Washington 'married' Gary and Vicky from Chicago who had revealed to Kimmel that they were engaged as Vicky captioned the moment on her cell phone

'Kiss the bride' Denzel instructed Gary as theVicky giggled and Gary clutched his bag full of red vines and junior mints gifted to him by Ryan Gosling
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'Kiss the bride' Denzel instructed Gary as theVicky giggled and Gary clutched his bag full of red vines and junior mints gifted to him by Ryan Gosling

Kimmel suggested to Jennifer Aniston, sitting with husband Justin Theroux, that she should dig into her purse and give the couple a wedding gift
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Kimmel suggested to Jennifer Aniston, sitting with husband Justin Theroux, that she should dig into her purse and give the couple a wedding gift

The former friends star offered up a gold framed pair of sunglasses and Vicky immediately put them on
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The former friends star offered up a gold framed pair of sunglasses and Vicky immediately put them on

Kimmel told Jennifer Aniston, who was sitting with husband Justin Theroux, to dig into her purse and find a wedding gift for Vicky and Gary.

The former Friends star duly obliged and handed over a pair of gold framed designer sunglasses.

The group then got to shake hands with the A-listers sitting on the front row including Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, Meryl Streep, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone and Casey Affleck.

One woman couldn't resist giving Streep a hug while her husband kissed the Oscar nominee's hand.

Gary greeted Nicole Kidman with a kiss on her hand as her husband Keith Urban captured the moment on his cell phone
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Gary greeted Nicole Kidman with a kiss on her hand as her husband Keith Urban captured the moment on his cell phone

Another lucky tourist got a hug from Kidman
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Another lucky tourist got a hug from Kidman

She then got to shake hands with Meryl Streep
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She then got to shake hands with Meryl Streep

Meanwhile Vicky got even more close up and personal with Meryl, still with her selfie stick in hand and filming
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Meanwhile Vicky got even more close up and personal with Meryl, still with her selfie stick in hand and filming

Further on down the line was Mahershala Ali who won the first Oscar of the night for best supporting actor in Moonlight.

The gracious star let the lucky tourists hold his gold statuette and posed for selfies with them.

Mahershala Ali, who won the first Oscar of the night for best supporting actor in Moonlight, graciously let the tourists touch his gold statuette
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Mahershala Ali, who won the first Oscar of the night for best supporting actor in Moonlight, graciously let the tourists touch his gold statuette

The actor also posed for a selfie as Gary held his precious Oscar
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The actor also posed for a selfie as Gary held his precious Oscar

It was a night to remember for the unsuspecting tour bus group
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It was a night to remember for the unsuspecting tour bus group

Kimmel had orchestrated the stunt with the help of a tour bus guide who had told the group they were stopping off to visit an exhibit.

The tourists were taken into the Dolby Theatre by a circuitous back route after disembarking from their open-top double decker bus.

'In a few minutes those people are going to walk through these doors right here,' Kimmel had told the audience, gesturing to doors at the front of the theatre right to the side of the stage.

'If everybody stays perfectly still, maybe we can make them think they're at the wax museum,' he said.

The tour bus group was taken by a circuitous route into the Dolby Theatre on the premise they were going to see an exhibit
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